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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Views</span><span class="f_BodyText"> window context menus display different options, depending on which level of the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Views</span><span class="f_BodyText"> hierarchy you right-click on. The options are described below:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Properties</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the appropriate </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog for the selected object. (Not the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">My Views,</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Recent Discussions</span><span class="f_Tabletext">, initial </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Model Views</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> or </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Technology-defined</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> root nodes.)</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">You can edit any of the properties, if required. Changes to objects populated from the model are reflected in all other views (</span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> window, diagrams, reports) of that object.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> option for the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Recent Posts</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> folder displays the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Recent Post Options</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, which enables you to specify the number of days back from which to extract postings from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Discussion Forum</span><span class="f_Tabletext">, and the number of postings to list.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">The </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> option for a </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Slideshow</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> folder displays the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="diagram_slideshow.htm">Slideshow Properties</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, which enables you to automate the slide show and set the number of seconds for which each diagram is displayed.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">If you deselect the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Enable</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> checkbox, you must press </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">[Spacebar]</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> to display each diagram.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">New Views Folder</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt for the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Views folder</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> name and create the folder in the selected root node. (Root node only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="model_views_operations.htm#Impexp">Import Views From XML</a></span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Prompt for the XML file location and create a new </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Model Views</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> node to hold the imported Views. (Root node only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Prompt for a file path and name, and copy all Views under the selected root node to an XML file at that location. (Root node only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Remove Model View</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt to delete the selected user-defined Model View and, if confirmed, delete the root node and all contents. (Not for the </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">My Views,</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> initial </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Model Views</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> or </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Technology-defined</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> root nodes.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">New Search Folder</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Create New View</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog (similar to the </span><span class="f_UIControl">View Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog) for you to <a href="model_views_operations.htm#Search">define the search that populates the View</a>. (View folder only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">New Favorites Folder</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Create a new favorites based folder</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, which prompts for the folder name. (View folder only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">New Slideshow</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="diagram_slideshow.htm">Create a new slideshow</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, in which you type the name of the slide show. You must use the</span><span class="f_UIControl"> Properties</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog to define the properties of the slide show. (Model View, View folder only)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Open Search</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Model Search</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> tab in the main work area, listing the full results of the search and giving access to all the facilities of the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="searching_report_view.htm">Model Search</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> (View only).</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Alternatively, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Shift]+[Space]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Refresh</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Refresh the search and opens the View or Postings Repository to show the elements or Posts retrieved by the search.</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Alternatively, press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Space].</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Double Click Opens Search</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Enable you to perform the Open Search function by double-clicking on the View. </span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">If you deselect this option, double-click refreshes the search and opens the View to show the elements retrieved by the search.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Find Post</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Open the Project </span><span class="f_UIControl">Discussion Forum</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> and highlights the selected post.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Open Forum</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Open the Project </span><span class="f_UIControl">Discussion Forum</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> at the top level (Category).</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Edit Connections</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="options2.htm">Forum Connections</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog, to select which forum to open.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Remove Folder</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt to delete the selected Views folder and, if confirmed, delete the folder and all contents. (View folder only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Remove View</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt to delete the selected View and, if confirmed, delete the View and all contents. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Remove Favorites</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt to delete the selected Favorites folder and, if confirmed, delete the folder and all contents. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Remove Slideshow</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt to confirm deletion of the selected slide show and, if confirmed, delete the slide show and all its diagrams. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Run Slideshow</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="diagram_slideshow.htm">Run the slide show</a> in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_Tabletext">. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Run Slideshow Full Screen</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="diagram_slideshow.htm">Run the slide show</a> in full screen mode, so that the slide show fills the whole screen. </span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Stop Slideshow</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext"><a href="diagram_slideshow.htm">Cancel execution of the slide show</a> running in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Diagram View</span><span class="f_Tabletext">. Alternatively, press</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField"> [Esc]</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">In Project Browser</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Highlight the selected item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext">. (Element / Diagram / Package object only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="118" style="width:118px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">In Diagrams</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Locate the selected object in any diagrams in which it has been used in the model, and either display the single diagram with the object highlighted or list the several diagrams in which the object has been located.</span><span class="f_Tabletext">(Element / child Package object only.)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display a prompt to delete the selected object and, if confirmed, remove the object from the folder. This has no effect on the object in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> or any diagrams. (Element / Diagram / Package object only.)</span></p>
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<td bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You would not delete an object in a View, as it is replaced the next time the View is refreshed.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="603" style="width:603px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display Help on Model Views.</span></p>
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